Toolbox Essentials

As some of you may know, we’re going to be renovating our home here at some point (hopefully this year… which is what we said last year). They’re major renovations, and we’ll need to move out for the duration of the construction work.

Which got me thinking… if I could only work out of one large toolbox or small cabinet for a few months, what would I absolutely have to have in it?

My list so far…

Soldering:

Butane torch + butane canister

Solder block

Solder pick + tweezers

Flux + brush

Citric acid for pickle

Solders

Binding wire

Other tools:

Files

Emery paper, sanding stick

Liver of Sulphur

Soft brass brush

Chasing and planishing hammers

Deadblow or rawhide mallet

Small bench block

Saw frame, blades, lubricant

Glue stick

Bench pin + jig/clamp

Pliers, cutters

Small box of drills and burs

Something to drill/bur with!

… plus a selection of materials… sheet, wire, stones, beads. That might be the hardest selection of all ^_^

This is a long list! I’m sure I’d have to cull it to fit into my workbox… and it doesn’t even have some of the things I love best in it (because they’re too heavy etc).

What would you put in your box of essentials? Why? What would you leave out?

PS: Image from Buyster.com.au… I want a whole bank of these Dulton goodies when my new studio is done, if I can still afford them then! (sigh) ^_^